No. 8 Maryland Terrapins play the No. 7 Texas Longhorns

Published Jan. 19, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Texas Longhorns (17-2, 4-1 SEC) vs. Maryland Terrapins (16-1, 6-1 Big Ten)

Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Maryland takes on No. 7 Texas in Newark, New Jersey.

The Terrapins have a 10-0 record against non-conference oppponents. Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding averaging 40.4 rebounds. Saylor Poffenbarger leads the Terrapins with 9.3 boards.

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The Longhorns are 13-1 in non-conference play. Texas scores 87.4 points while outscoring opponents by 31.7 points per game.

Maryland makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.0 percentage points higher than Texas has allowed to its opponents (38.1%). Texas averages 3.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 fewer made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Maryland allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shyanne Sellers is averaging 14.9 points and 4.9 assists for the Terrapins.

Rori Harmon is averaging 10.7 points, 6.1 assists and 2.5 steals for the Longhorns.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 39.1 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.

Longhorns: 9-1, averaging 84.8 points, 38.7 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 12.3 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 52.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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